French movies have always had an enormousglobal appeal, and few countries can match La Belle France for the diversity andquality of its cinema. This guide was created to increaseawareness of French cinema and help humans and other intelligent sentient beingsdiscover the cinematic jewels thatFrance has given us over the past 100 years.This site contains thousands of originalarticles that will guide you through France's rich legacy of film,and also keep you up to date with recent releases.

French cinema's main attraction is its remarkable diversity. It offersnot only a cornucopia of auteur masterpieces, which explorecomplex themes and push back the boundaries of film art, but alsoa dazzling array of commercial movies catering forjust about every taste.

The history of France since 1895, the year in which cinema is reputed to havebeen born, is vividly reflected in the country's 'moving picture' output, whichsheds some valuable insights on the psyche of the nation acrossa turbulent and traumatic century.

Explore the work of some of the world's great filmmakers, manyof whom just happen to be French...

Who were the artistic visionaries who made cinema such an enduring and popular art form?

Discover the great luminaries of La Nouvelle Vague......

Rediscover the work of some of France's finest and most famous actors:

And who can resist the great actresses that have graced French cinema over the decades?:

Of course, France does not hold the monopoly on great cinema and it would bea crime to omit those magnificent pieces from other countries, be theytimeless Hollywood classics or astonishing works of art from such legendary cineastesas Sergei Eisenstein, Akira Kurosawa and Satyajit Ray.